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Rootless 7♭13 voicings on guitar

Rootless 7♭13 (3–♭7–9–♭13). Played as stacked and in each inversion. Practice Lab's voicing search finds 9 shapes, every one movable: drawn here on C (E, B♭, D, A♭), each plays any key moved to it, as the table below shows.

Rootless 7♭13 on C: notes and degrees
NoteEB♭DA♭
Degree3♭79♭13

From the bass: E B♭ D A♭ (3 ♭7 9 ♭13)

1213141516E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 12, 33String 5, fret 13, b7b7String 4, fret 12, 99String 3, fret 13, b13b13
Strings 6, 5, 4 and 3
Grip 12-13-12-13-x-x · frets 12–13
7891011E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 7, 33String 4, fret 8, b7b7String 3, fret 7, 99String 2, fret 9, b13b13
Strings 5, 4, 3 and 2
Grip x-7-8-7-9-x · frets 7–9
23456E4B3G3D3A2E2String 4, fret 2, 33String 3, fret 3, b7b7String 2, fret 3, 99String 1, fret 4, b13b13
Strings 4, 3, 2 and 1
Grip x-x-2-3-3-4 · frets 2–4
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23456E4B3G3D3A2E2String 4, fret 2, 33String 3, fret 3, b7b7String 2, fret 3, 99String 1, fret 4, b13b13
Strings 4, 3, 2 and 1
Grip x-x-2-3-3-4 · frets 2–4

From the bass: B♭ D A♭ E (♭7 9 ♭13 3)

56789E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 6, b7b7String 5, fret 5, 99String 4, fret 6, b13b13String 2, fret 5, 33
Strings 6, 5, 4 and 2
Grip 6-5-6-x-5-x · frets 5–6
1213141516E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 13, b7b7String 4, fret 12, 99String 3, fret 13, b13b13String 1, fret 12, 33
Strings 5, 4, 3 and 1
Grip x-13-12-13-x-12 · frets 12–13

From the bass: D A♭ E B♭ (9 ♭13 3 ♭7)

910111213E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 10, 99String 5, fret 11, b13b13String 3, fret 9, 33String 2, fret 11, b7b7
Strings 6, 5, 3 and 2
Grip 10-11-x-9-11-x · frets 9–11
56789E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 5, 99String 4, fret 6, b13b13String 2, fret 5, 33String 1, fret 6, b7b7
Strings 5, 4, 2 and 1
Grip x-5-6-x-5-6 · frets 5–6

From the bass: A♭ E B♭ D (♭13 3 ♭7 9)

23456E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 4, b13b13String 4, fret 2, 33String 3, fret 3, b7b7String 2, fret 3, 99
Strings 6, 4, 3 and 2
Grip 4-x-2-3-3-x · frets 2–4
910111213E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 11, b13b13String 3, fret 9, 33String 2, fret 11, b7b7String 1, fret 10, 99
Strings 5, 3, 2 and 1
Grip x-11-x-9-11-10 · frets 9–11

Where the shapes start in every key

The fret of each shape's lowest note, between fret 1 and 12, by the string it is on and the degree it plays.

KeyString 4 (3)String 5 (3)String 5 (♭7)String 5 (9)String 5 (♭13)String 6 (3)String 6 (♭7)String 6 (9)String 6 (♭13)
C271511126104
C♯38261217115
D4937128126
E♭5104823917
E61159341028
F712610451139
F♯817115612410
G92812671511
A♭10391782612
A11410289371
B♭125113910482
B161241011593

Scales with Rootless 7♭13 on C in them

Scale pages on the same root that hold every note of the voicing.

Use it in a progression

Progression pages with a chord on C it can voice, with the numeral it plays.

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